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Fatal A478 crash in Pembrokeshire on 27 March 1994 at 11:27 involving a Triumph Acclaim

A Triumph Acclaim and a Peugeot 405 were involved in a crash on the A478 in Pembrokeshire at 11:27 on Sunday 27 March 1994. A 79-year-old female passenger in the Triumph Acclaim was killed, two other people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Mar 1994
Sunday, 11:27
Vehicles
2
Triumph Acclaim and Peugeot 405
Casualties
5
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.88438, longitude -4.71822, in the SA66 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Pembrokeshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199463C507694
Council area
Pembrokeshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
478
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 179 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 January 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Acclaim

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    1,335 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Triumph Acclaim)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Triumph Acclaim)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 199463C507694 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Pembrokeshire road accident statistics for 1994.